José Darregueira (27 January 1771 - 1 May 1817) was a
Peru
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vian-born statesman and lawyer. He was a representative to the
Congress of Tucumán which on 9 July 1816
declared the Independence of Argentina.
Darregueira was born in
Moquegua
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, Peru and studied in
Buenos Aires
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at the Royal School of San Carlos. He became a doctor of Law at the University of
Chuquisaca and remained there as magistrate (''oidor'') of the Real
Audiencia.
In 1795 Darregueira returned to Buenos Aires and was one of the prime movers behind the
May Revolution
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of 1810, participating in the meetings at the houses of
Nicolás Rodríguez Peña
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and
Hipólito Vieytes
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. At the ''
cabildo'' of 22 May 1810 where as a lawyer he was able to participate, he voted for the removal of
Virrey Cisneros
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.
Alvear appointed him to the chamber of appeals. He was elected to the
Tucumán Congress on behalf of Buenos Aires and signed the Declaration of Independence. He died shortly after the Congress was moved to Buenos Aires.
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1817 deaths
Members of the Congress of Tucumán
People of the Argentine War of Independence
1771 births